Selected by the Kansas City Royals in the 1st round (No. 14 overall) of the June 2004 First Year Player Draft...signed by Cliff Pastornicky...graduated from Wolfson High (Jacksonville, Fla.)...he and RHP Eric Hurley (No. 30 overall to the Texas Rangers) became just the fifth high school teammates to both be first-rounders in the same draft...named Florida Times Union Player of the Year...member of Team Florida USA team.